Aircraft engines. The procurement of up to an additional 28 55-L-714A engines fitted to the RAF Chinook Helicopter.
Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Helicopter Engines (HE), DE&S;
Gazelle House
BA22 8HJ Yeovilton
UNITED KINGDOM
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
Defence
1.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities
The contracting authority/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
Supply of 55-L-714A Engines for UK Chinook Fleet.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Purchase
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Aircraft engines. The procurement of up to an additional 28 55-L-714A engines fitted to the RAF Chinook Helicopter.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
34731100
II.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (in the cases listed in Section 2 of Annex D2)
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical, connected with the protection of exclusive rights
In accordance with Article 31 (1)(b) for reasons connected to the protection of exclusive rights a decision has been taken to proceed under Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii), Negotiated Procedure without prior publication in the OJEU. The procurement is for the provision of 55-L-714A engines which is a critical element of the Chinook Helicopter. The engine is proprietary to Honeywell International Inc, Defence and Space, Phoenix USA and protected under the ITAR regulations.
Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in the OJEU in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC or 2004/17/EC respectively
The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer for reasons that are: technical, connected with the protection of exclusive rights
In accordance with Article 31 (1)(b) for reasons connected to the protection of exclusive rights a decision has been taken to proceed under Regulation 14(1)(a)(iii), Negotiated Procedure without prior publication in the OJEU. The procurement is for the provision of 55-L-714A engines which is a critical element of the Chinook Helicopter. The engine is proprietary to Honeywell International Inc, Defence and Space, Phoenix USA and protected under the ITAR regulations.
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
Lowest price
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
UKDPO-H-00031
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Contract No: 31
V.1)Date of contract award decision:
17.10.2011
V.2)Information about offers
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Honeywell International Inc
UNITED STATES
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: 40 000 000 USD
Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 20,0
Value: 40 000 000 USD
Including VAT. VAT rate (%) 20,0
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
Advertising Regime OJEU:- These contract opportunities are published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) and the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin. The award of any subsequent contract arising from such requirements is subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2006. Where advertising is necessary in the OJEU and the DCB, the content of the two adverts must be exactly the same. Tracker Reference: TKR-20111019-DCB-2708468 GO Reference: GO-20111019-DCB-2708469.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Helicopter Engines (HE), DE&S;
Gazelle House
BA22 8HJ Yeovilton
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Helicopter Engines (HE), DE&S;
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Helicopter Engines (HE)
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
19.10.2011